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A50 eastbound Meir Tunnel carriageway closure

Cleared

A50 eastbound Meir Tunnel carriageway closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
15 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A50 – A50 Eastbound Within The A520 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 9:57 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 6:51 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:15 PM
  • Latest update: A50 eastbound Meir Tunnel carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.977594, -2.103116
Latitude span
52.975527 – 52.979346
Longitude span
-2.109105 – -2.095251
Bounding box centre
52.977437, -2.102178
Location descriptions
  • A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
  • A50 eastbound between A520 and A521 near Cheadle (west)
  • A50 eastbound between A5007 near Longton (east) and A520
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{533DB48E-6EEF-4E1C-B807-D06718FA3C74}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
410 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.977328 -2.101972
52.97689 -2.100631
52.976648 -2.099871
52.976513 -2.099394
52.976379 -2.098902
52.976209 -2.098246
52.976038 -2.097516
52.975806 -2.096443

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
30 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.977801 -2.103747

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{350164B4-79AA-4B1E-8976-1B722BCF5C6C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
78 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.977801 -2.103747
52.97755 -2.102662

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4861EBA9-2FC3-4FD2-998A-14CC787450CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.97878 -2.10759
52.978646 -2.107203
52.978502 -2.106726
52.978296 -2.105936
52.97829 -2.105908

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.97755 -2.102662
52.977526 -2.102574

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4599E268-2695-464D-B257-1A62CF4C409C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
99 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.978207 -2.105549
52.978006 -2.104654
52.977974 -2.104505
52.977902 -2.104163

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound between A520 and A521 near Cheadle (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{262D84C5-4B3A-4C9F-B909-71A9965EEA84}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.975806 -2.096443
52.975689 -2.095907
52.975527 -2.095251

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound between A5007 near Longton (east) and A520
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{75CB41A1-BCEF-4350-A62D-A97DF3D66527}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
429 m
To Distance
490 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.979346 -2.109105
52.979058 -2.108321

Segment 9

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9A771D8A-8DAA-407E-9AF3-0437D6CFDB7C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
44 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.977526 -2.102574
52.977338 -2.102002
52.977335 -2.101993

Segment 10

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D57DB5E8-9ED3-40E8-AC26-C20629EAC3F2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.978288 -2.105899
52.978284 -2.105884
52.978273 -2.105837
52.978257 -2.105768
52.978207 -2.105549
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.101993, 52.977335
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Cheadle
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 9:57 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 6:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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